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Shen Cong came back from outside the city, Xu Ji went to visit, and they were slightly embarrassed when they met, and neither of them forgot the betrayal in Jinyang City.

Shen Cong let out a long sigh, wanting to speak but not wanting to speak, and finally said, "Why are you here?" ”

Xu Ji stepped forward and arched his hand: "The three kings of the Incarnation Army entrusted me to come over to check the movements of the Jizhou soldiers. ”

"There's nothing to check about, everything is going well, in another ten days, they will go to Mengjin to participate in the war, at least the soldiers of the state department will go."

"In this case, Shen Bingzhou and the Descending Army can rest assured."

"Well, you'll go back tomorrow."

Guo Shifeng stepped forward, "I have told Xu Gongzi about our plan." ”

Shen Cong's face turned cold, "You...... Why didn't you consult with me beforehand? ”

"Xu Gongzi has experience, and he is Yu Shizi's brother-in-law, so he is easy to approach."

Shen Cong stared at Xu Ji, "Are you willing to help?" ”

"I'm still thinking about it."

"Consider what?"

"The emperor of all things is autocratic, and the assassination can shake the court, Yu Shizi is still young, and it doesn't matter in the court, and assassinating him may not be of much use."

Shen Cong's face changed again, and he complained to Guo Shifeng: "Look, you revealed the secret, but people didn't accept it. ”

Guo Shifeng said with a smile: "Xu Gongzi is cautious, and he should think about it more, but he will never leak secrets, I can guarantee this." ”

Shen Cong snorted, endured and endured, and said: "To be honest, you really shouldn't be involved, assassination is this kind of thing, it will become a habit if you do too much, if it goes on like this, who will dare to believe you anymore?" ”

"What the Ministry of Shen Gong said is extremely true, so tomorrow I will go to the barracks, if I can persuade the five soldiers of Jizhou to go to Mengjin to participate in the war earlier, the assassination does not have to be done."

Shen Cong said again, "Don't think that those people are officers and soldiers, it's easier to talk, all the generals in Jizhou are reckless, especially that Wang Tiemei, who doesn't say a word...... You can try it, if you can really persuade him, it will be a great achievement, and the Shen family will thank you. ”

"Wang Tiemei hesitated, is it just because he is waiting to see the situation?"

"This person is greedy for money and profit, and he wants to let Bingzhou provide him with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and he also needs a king title, which can be satisfied, but he continues to open his mouth widely, and he actually wants Jinyang soldiers to obey his command, so that he wants more than just a throne."

Shen Cong didn't want to go into details, so he yawned, "Go a few more times and you'll understand." ”

Xu Ji said goodbye, Guo Shifeng followed, and said in the courtyard: "Wang Tiemei has a staff member by his side, named Sun Yalu, who is considered the mastermind, and it is more difficult to deal with. ”

"What does this man like?"

"Good name, it's best not to mention the three words of the Temptation Academy."

Among the Jingshi Chinese Studies, the Temptation Hall has the lowest status and is not valued by readers.

"Thank you, Brother Guo, for reminding me."

"You should also think about that matter, the situation is critical, and you need to cut through the mess quickly."

"Understood."

Soon after dark, Master Huang came to visit again, with a cordial attitude, and asked to take the names of Xu Ji and one of his attendants, "You can go out of the city early tomorrow morning, come back before dark, and when you leave, there will be two of you, and when you come back, you will have to be two." In the afternoon of the day after tomorrow, Zhou Tingshi will meet you. ”

Zhou Guan didn't seem to have any plans to set up a banquet to entertain him.

"I heard that the Eastern Capital has sent another group of envoys, and they will arrive tomorrow?" Xu Ji wanted to inquire about the news from Master Huang.

"Yes, the prince of Jibei, there is also a county lord, but they just passed by Yecheng, stayed for two or three days and left, it is said that they are going to the north to negotiate peace with He Rong. Since the Tiancheng Dynasty is still there, of course Lord Thorn Shi has to pick it up and send it well. But this group of messengers has nothing to do with you, so there is no need to worry. ”

Xu Ji thanked him, but in his heart he had the same idea as Guo Shifeng, Zhang Shiyu must have come here to encircle the five soldiers of Jizhou, and the so-called peace negotiation was just an excuse to cover people's ears.

When Zhou Guan left, he looked at Xu Ji twice, "I didn't think that Xu Gongzi had a great background, so I said that you are extraordinary, and you are by no means an ordinary lobbyist, it turns out that you are the son of a general." Hehe. ”

"What, does Zhou Tingshi want to return me to the imperial court?"

"Lord Assassin Shi doesn't care about these idle things, but I want to remind you privately, be honest in Yecheng, don't do crooked things, if a dead person suddenly appears in Nanzhongfang, everyone will inevitably suspect you."

"So many people are staring." Xu Ji smiled and handed over a small package.

"Haha, that's right." Zhou Guan took the package, checked it, and left satisfied.

Xu Ji had no intention of sleeping, and went to Xuanwen Hall alone to drink tea, after nightfall, there were not many guests here, and when Xu Ji came in, everyone looked at him.

As soon as a cup of tea was drunk, a person at the nearby table got up and walked over, and said, "Your Excellency is the seventeenth son of Lou, right?" ”

Xu Ji got up and returned the salute, "Under Xu Ji, change your mother's surname." ”

The man nodded, "Don't forget your original intention, you really have my Wu Shi demeanor." ”

"Your Excellency is from Jiangdong?"

"In Xia Wang Dian, the people of Jiangdong Jiankang Mansion, so that Xu Gongzi can know: The seven clans of Wu State have already raised troops half a month ago, and they are like bamboos, and in a few months, they will definitely recover all the old land. Xu Gongzi is the son of the princess, why not go to Jiangdong to meet the Seven Clans? ”

There are really people in Wu who care about his identity, and unlike those river workers, they are very much looking forward to him, Xu Ji doesn't believe the words of the lobbyist, but he has a good impression of this Wang Dian.

"Once things are over here, I think I'll go to Koto."

"The Wang family is one of the seven clans, Xu Gongzi has arrived in Jiangdong, if you meet a soldier of Wu State, mention my name, there is nothing you don't know."

"When the time comes, I will have to harass General Wang."

Wang Dian is in his twenties, although he is not strong, he has a martial and heroic spirit all over his body, so Xu Ji called him "general".

Wang Dian didn't mean to leave immediately, Xu Ji invited him to sit down, and the two chatted for a while, Wang Dian said something about the situation in Jiangdong, more fiction and less reality, Xu Ji guessed that the Seven Clans raised troops for the truth, and it may not be like a bamboo.

Wang Dian whispered: "I saw Xu Gongzi and Guo Shifeng sitting together during the day, are you acting as a lobbyist for Shen Bingzhou?" ”

"And the Three Kings of the Descendant Army."

Wang Dian's brows furrowed slightly, "Shen Bingzhou is at least a big family, and the army is just a group of chaotic people, why is Gongzi Xu willing to surrender his identity and be driven by it?" ”

"The first army to raise the banner of righteousness should be respected by people of insight in the world, and the Tiancheng Dynasty has not been extinguished, all parties must unite, regardless of their origins."

Wang Dian knew that his words were too much, and said with a smile: "That's right, Xu Gongzi is generous, and he can be called a national soldier." But you must always remember your identity, the Xu family is the surname of Emperor Wu, the head of the seven clans, and he is superior wherever he goes. ”

This Wu native was too proud, Xu Ji smiled: "What is the purpose of Brother Wang coming to Yecheng?" ”

"Borrowed soldiers." Wang reversed and did not hide it, "borrow 10,000 soldiers, recover the hometown, and divide Huainan with Jizhou equally." Wang Dian lowered his voice, "There are also envoys here in Huainan, Xu Gongzi has to guard against it, our Wu Kingdom is inseparable from them." ”

"I'll be careful."

Wang Dian got up to say goodbye, and immediately sat down again, "Can Bingzhou and the Descendant Army borrow troops?" ”

"Not right now."

"Alas, you are now unable to protect yourselves."

"Maybe it's possible in the future." Xu Ji did not mention the name of King Wu Yue.

"It's all far water, you can't quench your thirst, the five soldiers in Jizhou are ready-made, but unfortunately, their asking price is too high."

"What do you want?"

"I want Wu to bow down and be a minister, and I will pay tribute every year in the future, and I will pay a lot of money, grain, cloth, and silk, and I will have ten beauties. There is no shortage of people, money, and materials in the country of Wu, but is he a minister? The Seven Clans can't afford to lose this person, it is already a great shame to be conquered by the Tiancheng Dynasty for more than ten years, how can they be suppressed by others again? ”

The people of Wu were proud and did not know how to be flexible, and Xu Ji classified Wang Dian as an unpersuadable person, nodding perfunctorily.

"Xu Gongzi has seen Zhou Thorn History?"

"Not yet, I'm going to see the generals of Jizhou tomorrow."

"Say to General Tiemei for me, the money, food, cloth and beauties can be doubled, and it is really not good to be a minister."

"Okay." Xu Ji agreed.

Wang Dian boasted about the strength of the Seven Clans again, and then got up to leave.

The tea was already cold, Xu Ji paid and walked out of the main hall, and just saw Qiao Zhisu coming, so he arched his hand, not knowing whether to say hello or not.

"I haven't seen you for many days, but the seventeenth son is fine." Qiao Zhisu took the initiative to step forward.

"Mr. Joe...... When did you come to Yecheng? ”

"It's been a while, and I've been here with the Lan Left Army."

"Mr. Qiao has been promoted, right? Congratulations. ”

Qiao Zhisu was originally a staff member of the general Lou Wen, and he was deeply trusted, but he had no rank, and he was the deputy of Lan Yong, the general of the Left Army, so he must have changed his court and got a real job.

Qiao Zhisu laughed dryly, "The world is impermanent, the world is impermanent." Can the Seventeenth Son take a step to speak? ”

It turned out that Qiao Zhisu came to him on purpose.

Xu Ji followed Qiao Zhisu to the uninhabited place in the courtyard and asked, "What advice does Mr. Qiao have?" ”

"The Shen family wants to assassinate the imperial court envoys?"

Qiao Zhisu asked directly, and Xu Ji almost showed his feet because of surprise, but he showed an ambiguous smile in time, and waited for a while before saying, "Why does Mr. Qiao have such an idea?" ”

Qiao Zhisu's eyes were stared, and he didn't see any news, so he also smiled: "The Shen family needs Jizhou soldiers more than the imperial court, and things are at an impasse, which is not good for them, so I guess they will make a risky move." ”

"Zhou Tingshi is the mainstay, everyone else is a guest, without Zhou Tingshi's permission, who dares to do it? Besides, I'm a newcomer, and the Shen family has an idea, and they won't tell me. ”

"So, the seventeenth prince is just a lobbyist, not for Yu Shizi?"

Xu Ji suddenly realized that Qiao Zhisu thought that he had come specifically to assassinate Zhang Shiyu.

"It's just a lobbyist, let's not compete with knives and guns, let's fight for words, and see who can convince the generals of Jizhou."

Qiao Zhisu smiled slightly, "The situation is not favorable to the seventeenth prince, I don't need to persuade the Jizhou soldiers to go south to rescue the driver, I just need them to stay still for the time being." ”

Ning Baoguan didn't want the Jizhou soldiers to act rashly, but Xu Ji's own idea was that he must take this army into battle.

"The general trend of the world is even more unfavorable to the imperial court."

"In the face of seriously ill people, some people have to save and some people have to give up, this is our difference."

"Gentlemen are harmonious but different, Mr. Qiao and I would rather be a gentleman than a villain."

"Everyone in the world regards the seventeenth prince as the assassin, but I know that the seventeenth prince is not determined to be a knife and a gun, and he can make a gentleman's friendship with the son, Qiao is very lucky." Qiao Zhisu arched his hand, "Yu Shizi will enter the city early tomorrow morning, can the seventeenth prince take the time to meet him?" ”

Xu Ji wants to see the generals of Jizhou tomorrow, but he is not in a hurry, "I just arrived today, and Yu Shizi knew that I was coming?" ”

"Yu Shizi guessed that you would come, and ordered me in advance to leave the seventeenth prince one step no matter what." Qiao Zhisu paused for a moment, "The county lord also wants to see the seventeenth prince." ”

"Which county lord?"

"Lord Fonde."

Xu Ji was stunned, he didn't expect that the so-called deputy envoy of the county lord turned out to be his "wife", which made him even more confused, Zhang Shiyu and Zhang Shiqing's brothers and sisters are all young, what is the use of coming to Yecheng?